Set of tables



Sept. 11, 1962 E. CHESLOW SET OF TABLES Filed Aug. 8, 1960 INV EN TOR. [ems-5r C/M'swv Patented Sept. 11, 1962 tire 3,053,598 SET OF TABLES Ernest Cheslow, Great Neck, N.Y. (135 Hawthorn Ava, Glencoe, 111.) Filed Aug. 8, 1960, Ser. No. 48,173 1 Ciairn. (Cl. 311-4) This invention relates to a set of tables, adapted to be assembled into a variety of shapes for difierent uses or different esthetic effects.

Specifically the invention relates to a set of tables, comprising at least three tables having tops of similar shape, said table-tops each having a rim with a concave portion and an opposite matching convex portion, and at least one table having a top with a rim comprising at least three convex portions similar to the convex portions of the first-named tables.

The invention may be more fully described in terms of the drawings of which FIGURE 1 is an oblique View of the tables of this invention assembled in an angular alignment, FIGURES 2, 3, 4, and 6 are plan views of the tables assembled in several of the many possible arrangements.

As shown in the figures, there is a set of four tables, three V-shaped, or chevron-shaped tables 2 which are similar in size and shape and a fourth hexagonal table 1 having equal sides 3. Each of the V-shaped tables has a pair of equal sides 4 defining a concave portion of the table top and an oppositely disposed pair of equal sides 5 defining a convex portion. Sides 4 meet to define an exterior angle of 120 while sides 5 meet to define an interior angle of 120. The concave and convex portions of the V-shaped tables are connected by parallel sides 6 aligned with a line between the vertices of the concave and convex portions. The parallel sides 6 are generally somewhat longer than sides 3, 4, and 5, as for example about 12 to 14 inches as compared with about 9 to inches.

The table tops may be of any selected material such as wood, plastic-surfaced wood, marble or mosaic tiles. The table tops are supported in a conventional manner, as by brass-tipped hardwood legs 7, three to each table.

The table tops may also, if desired, be of different colors or patterns. In such a case variations in appearance may be obtained not only by selection of the overall assembled shape but also by selection of the particular V-shaped table for each position. Patterned tables also permit additional variation in appearance by the selection of a direction for the regular hexagonal tab-1e since any of its vertices can be placed in juxtaposition to the concave side of a V-shaped table.

While the invention has been described with respect to a set of four tables, it is to be understood that additional V-shaped tables and additional regular hexagonal tables may be included if desired so that larger assemblies may be prepared.

While the tables are ordinarily assembled by position ing, alone, it may be desired to lock the tables into a desired position. For such a purpose, ordinary door bolts (not shown) may be attached to the undersides of the tables at every convex vertex and corresponding bolt receptacles (not shown) may be attached at every concave vertex.

Since certain changes may be made in the above set of tables without departing from the scope of the invention herein involved, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

A table combination comprising at least three tables having V-shaped tops, each table top having a concave portion comprising two equal straight sides defining an exterior angle of an oppositely disposed convex portion comprising two straight sides defining an interior angle of 120, said latter straight sides being equal to each other and to the sides defining said concave portion and two parallel straight sides, and at least one table having a regular hexagonal top with sides equal to the sides defining said concave and convex portions of said V-shaped tops, said tables positioned adjacent to each other in edge to edge relationship with a concave portion of one table fitting a convex portion of the next adjacent table.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 148,776 Fay Feb. 24, 1948 2,694,609 Trafford Nov. 16, 1954 2,694,611 Lorber Nov. 16, 1954 2,705,179 Hodgin Mar. 29, 1955 2,769,211 Hewitt Nov. 6, 1956 2,836,475 Sapp May 27, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 618,804 Great Britain Feb. 28, 1949 958,506 Germany Feb. 21, 1957 

